The Afghanistan File

The Afghanistan File, written by the former head of Saudi Arabian Intelligence, tells the story of his Department's involvement in Afghanistan from the time of the Soviet invasion in 1979 to 9/11/2001.

About the author

Prince Turki Al-Faisal is the youngest son of King Faisal, who ruled Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975. He was educated at Princeton and Georgetown University. From 1978 to 2001 he was head of the Saudi Arabian General Intelligence Department, which was responsible for the Kingdom's dealings with Afghanistan, and for the next twenty-three years it was Afghanistan that absorbed most of his attention. Soon after he left the Department, he was appointed Ambassador to London from 2003 to 2005, and then Washington from 2005 to 2007. In these posts he argued first against the invasion of Iraq, and once that was a fait accompli, for a more sensitive, less radical political solution than that imposed by the Americans. Since he left Washington Prince Turki has been running the King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh.

Summary

The Afghanistan File, written by the former head of Saudi Arabian Intelligence, tells the story of his Department's involvement in Afghanistan from the time of the Soviet invasion in 1979 to 9/11/2001.

Product details

• Authors: Turki Al-Faisal Al-Saud, Prince Turki AlFaisal Al Saud
• Assisted by: Michael Field (Editor)
• Publisher: Medina Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9780992980887
• ISBN: 978-0-9929808-8-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 239 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 504 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science